My Dolls

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Last week a friend came to visit me. She had recently emptied a storage unit and found some doll items she thought I might like. Some of the items had been her daughters, and some had been hers. Of course I would like them!

These are some sculpy clay creations that her daughter played

with when she was little. They are all the perfect size to fit in Toni's kitchen.

Aren't these adorable?

Toni getting ready for a feast.

Next was this vintage hand knit baby sweater.

Very sweet.

This adorable flannel night gown that was made for THEIR

Kirsten doll nearly 12 or 13 years ago.

How cute is that?

And the best thing in my opinion...

This little fur coat and hat made by her mother for her

when she was a girl. The coat would fit a 14" or possibly a 16" doll,

I decided to put it on my Cricket.

She needed some furry boots, so I made her these.

I added this bit of color and bling to the hat.

This pink buckle is just a pin that happened to be in the bag with the doll clothes.

Friday, December 02, 2016

I recently did a really dumb thing. I put a small box in the donation bag without looking inside. I didn't bother because it was so light I was sure it was empty. SIGH, I didn't think how little small doll clothes would weigh. Yes, I accidentally threw out a whole batch of doll clothes I had made.

These 2 dresses were in the box.

These 2 nightie and robe sets.

These shoes I had made.

This plaid dress and her 1956 wool coat!

This evening gown.

This little dress.

And this original Alice in Wonderland dress!

Well, I was distraught, as you may imagine. It is not the dollar value of these items, but the fact that I made most of them and the ones I didn't make are not easily replaceable.

BUT

I pulled myself together and took a look online to see what was out there. Maybe some vintage dresses for Toni would make me feel better?

I found this brown dress first.

It is vintage from the 1950s.

Next I bid on this 1950s Circle P doll and lot of vintage dresses.

I won the bid!

I didn't keep the doll, so she is now with another doll lover.

I washed the dresses and gave them a press. The red and white dress needs a slip and the green taffeta plaid did not fit, but I will do some research and see what doll it is meant for.

This red and black print dress is adorable.

I have to say the same of this blue gingham.

OH! and the 2 pair of shoes you see were in the package with the dresses,

but never mentioned on the ad!

This evening gown is lovely.

I added the little jewel to the waistline to add some bling.

You can see close-up that the skirt used to have spangles of glitter or something like it. I decided to leave it alone and just add a bit of sparkle on the waistline.

Then I started remaking and creating some new dresses.

You'll recognize the red plaid I remade.

I used a different ribbon for the bow, but I may switch for a lace bow like the original.

Then I saw this red stripe dress on Pinterest and thought,

"Hey I have some small stripe fabric!"

Not identical, but I like it.

I had started this evening gown, but decided to make it a lounging gown.

The replacement Peignoir.

I did happily still have the pink houseshoes!

Lastly, as I was searching ebay for possible dress additions I came across this...